The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-02
PERSONAL.

Miss MINNIE Z. FOLSOM. near relative of
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, hes become prcceptrcss
OF the Brookings Agricultural College in Dakota.
o. c. LIEDY, u cattle dealer of Durham, Me-,
has travelled 600 900 miles by rail without meet
ing with an accident. He has sold S7,000,000
worth OF cattle in the past few years.
KELLOGG the right-nelder of the Yale base
ball nine. played nine games without an error.
lie thus has the highest fielding average Of any
player in the history of college base ball.
DIrsoN the ell,lSnown tennis player, has
just returned from England. He says that ten
mis- is becoming popular Sunday amusement
among he higher classes in Great Britain.
ApJr. GEy. Dnu,r looks very pale For the
first time in years he is without II florid com
pleXion. lie is slowly recovering from his
recent severe illness aud is again ut his desk
VERY little crcdcnce is given in Washington to
the repor. thai the President intends TO appoint
the widow Of Cen Hancock to the Washington
postoEflce vacancy. Where the rumor originated
IL not known.
A WAIT WHITMAN SOCIETY is to be formed in
Boston, the most striking feature of which will
be weekly pension paid to 1.-THE good gray
poet" Societies of this character should be
very popular among authors.
,IoIN RUSSELL YouSG has been guest az the
Gran; cottage, Theron, for week or two.
lie is collecting material for n history of the
evil life of Gen. Grant. He has lost consdera-
BILE dcsh but his health is better than IL has been
ibl HNFAAsAl 1NaAos
ONE OF the latest rimors in Washington is to
the effect that Mrs Hancock, widow of Gen
Hancock, Is being urged as candidate for post
master of that city 1t may be remarked here
that the Post Office Depal tment does not recog-
nize the title of "poStmiStress."
ROLAND L-vEsoS COVER, q nephew of the
Marquis Of stafford recently arrived in San
Fr1ncl'co fom Hong Kong. He has been visit
ing Japan, China ahd India. lie will visit the
Yosemite Valley, and thon come East He Is
travelling very unJstentatiously with his friend,
+, Dug'lae.
Col DANIEL S. LAMONT, NJ. A. and =. s.. is en-.
during the hot weather with u great deal of
equanlmity Like most small men he retains
his activity whom mon east in q larger mou a
droop and WILT. Col Lamont is about ) feet
inches in height and weighs i45 pounds. nous.
tarhe included Ills face Is somewhat fuller
than when he entered the White House.
MAY SHARPsrrES is a little girl of who is
heiress TO Sl,oQ0,0O) She inherits the money
from her late father. who was a inember'of the
wealthy firm OF Arnold, Constable x Co.. of
New York. Miss Sharpsteen narrowly ESCAPED
death few days ago OF Sea Girt. a team of
horses attached TO a lawn mower ran away and
made straight for tine frightened child. For
tunately tho horses swerved a little, and the
blade OF the cutter missed the little girl by a
few inches only.
CHEv ANDREW SELTisE Of the Coeur d'Alene
Indians of Idaho, was at the head OF the dele
cation from his tribe which called ON the Presi-
dent few days ago. He is flne.looking man,
ABOUT seventy years OF age. His hair Is gray.
but his eyes are bright and his form Is straight
aud stalwart. He was highly pleased with Pres
ident Cleveland. and now speaks of him as IA
Eood Indians" lie can DO counted ON 70 help
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